Answers
Question 1:
A 55-year-old gentleman w/ HIV CD4 count 250. Presents to ED with H.A. Which H&P finding
would cause concern?
His body habitus is barrel-chested His sensory function is intact
he has lymphadenopathy
he describes floaters in his vision & occasional blurred vision
Answer:
D in pts with HIV, floaters and occasional blurred vision may indicate later stages or progression
of disease process.
Question 2:
Simple partial seizures can be distinguished because
Answer:
there is no loss of consciousness
Question 3:
What region of the brain is affected during simple partial seizures
Answer:
a small region of the brain, the temporal lobes or hippocampus.
Question 4:
Left cerebral hemisphere is dominant for what in most right-handed individuals
Answer:
speech and language
Question 5:
Specific manifestations of left hemisphere injury via left MCA infarct will exhibit what s/sx?
Answer:
aphasia or apraxia
, Question 6:
Symptoms of antihistamine toxicity
Answer:
confusion, hyperthermia, dilated pupils, hypertension, and tachycardiaconfusion,
hyperthermia, dilated pupils, hypertension, and tachycardia
confusion, hyperthermia, dilated pupils, hypertension, and tachycardia
confusion, hyperthermia, dilated pupils, hypertension, and tachycardia
Question 7:
Mechanism behind post-renal dysfunction
Answer:
mechanical or functional urine flow obstruction
Question 8:
Rectal bleeding is more common in which illness: ulcerative colitis or Crohn's?
Answer:
U.C.
Question 9:
Why is rectal bleeding more common in U.C. than Crohn's?
Answer:
U.C. often involves the rectum and blood from this source is quite visible in or on the stool.
Question 10:
a lack of responsivity to stimuli on one side of the body
Answer:
Left inattention or neglect is defined as
Right MCA infarct will exhibit which of the following signs and symptoms Right facial weakness
Left inattention
Right-side sensory change
Question 11:
Left gaze preference
Answer:
Left inattention